LAKEWOOD, NJ (Feb. 19, 2026) - Coming off a strong win against American International, the Lions head to Long Island to face the LIU Sharks. 

Opponent
Long Island University

Where
Brookville, N.Y. Pratt Recreation Center

When
Saturday February 19th, at 7 pm

How to Watch
• Saturday's meet is available to watch via a free-to-view broadcast on the LIU portal of the NEC Digital Network, powered by NEC Frontrow.

Acrobatics and Tumbling Refresh
• An NCATA meet is a team competition consisting of six events. The first event is compulsories, followed by three heats within the acro event, followed by the pyramid event and then halftime. After halftime, there will be the toss event, the tumbling event, and the team event. A running score will be kept throughout the meet. The team with the most cumulative points at the end of all six events is the winner of the meet.
• Teams submit a start value before heats, and three judges determine the score of each heat. Heat scores are added up, and the team with the highest score after all six events is the winner.

Last Time Out
• The Lions headed to Springfield, Mass, and defeated the Yellow Jackets with a score of 205.545. 
• They scored high in many categories, including tumbling with a 41.425, which is third all-time at GCU. 
• First year Head Coach Magdeline Gigliotti got her first win as a head coach. 

Previously vs. LIU 
• Last March, the Lions fell 249.50-201.295. 
• The Sharks separated themselves in the acro portion with a 62.10 and the Lions scoring just a 48.85.
• They also outscored GCU 81.50-62.62 in the team event. 

About the Opponent
LIU Sharks
• This is the third year of the Acro program. 
• The team was 5-4 last season. 
• They set their program record of 255.775 against Fairmount State last season.
• They fell 224.210-262.660 to Iona last Saturday in their first meet of the season.